HOMA-IR: An independent predictor of advanced liver fibrosis in nondiabetic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Hideki FujiiKento ImajoMasato YonedaTakashi NakaharaHideyuki HyogoHirokazu TakahashiTasuku HaraSaiyu TanakaYoshio SumidaYuichiro EguchiKazuaki ChayamaAtsushi NakajimaNaoki NishimotoNorifumi Kawadanull null

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)

Homeostasis model assessment parameter of insulin resistance was an independent predictor of advanced liver fibrosis in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD. Given that most patients with NAFLD are nondiabetic, it is important to set goals with respect to improving IR to subsequently reduce liver fibrosis.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
insulin resistance
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
public health
skeletal muscle
global health
weight loss